Campaigners said the Home Office has, once again, missed a chance to :: get rid of as many Congolese asylum seekers as possible before the guidance appeal is determined in their favour. However, :: sources said the Home Office are still going ahead with the charter flight, filling it with DRC nationals who have not claimed asylum.

Eight :: coordinated protests have been :: called by Congolese communities and the Congo Support Project for August 28th of 2007 in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Middlesborough, Newcastle and :: Nottingham. Meanwhile, charter airline XL has :: threatened the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (:: NCADC) with legal action after the latter published a :: message saying XL might be operating the 30th August deportation flight.